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Philosophy Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
- Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are…
- Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations of inscrutable Power. We know not its…
- Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because…
- Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy.
- The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle
- Perception is reality. — Lee Atwater
- How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. — Marcus Aurelius
- Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. — Marcus Aurelius
- We live on the leash of our senses. — Diane Ackerman
- Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
- A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon